Australian English Meaning of circus

Circus

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Definitions and Meaning of circus in English

Wordnet

circus (n)

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent

a genus of haws comprising the harriers

Webster

circus (n.)

A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows.

A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage.

Circuit; space; inclosure.

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Circus

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals, a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, a frenetic

Colosseum,stadium,bowl,park,arena,ballpark,Colosseum,dome,Gym,Gymnasium

heaven,order,Organisation,paradise,utopia,Arcadia,Relaxed,lull,tidiness,Peace

circumvolving => circumvolving, circumvolved => convoluted, circumvolve => circumvolve, circumvolution => circumvolution, circumvolute => circumvolute,